Slideshow: In Upper Suyan Village, children suffer the worst from poverty, militarization
DLUMAY, Sarangani — Back in 2007, a survey revealed that the literacy rate among the six sub-villages of Upper Suyan was a mere three percent. Children had a hard time going to school because the nearest formal school, which is located in the village proper of Upper Suyan, is about two to three hours away by foot. The Blaan people endured the situation for a long time until the Center for Lumad Advocacy and Services (Clans) and the Sibol ng Agham at Teknolohiya (Sibol) came along and empowered them through a literacy program and a micro-hydro powerplant..... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/08/25/slideshow-in-upper-suyan-village-children-suffer-the-worst-from-poverty-militarization/
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grabe, nakapagbigay na ng edukasyon na dapat ang pamahalaan ang gumaganap tapos tinakot pa ng militar papaalis. anong klaseng pamahalaan ba meron tayo, militar meron tayo? ano, mga npa yan??? eh ganito na lang, lagyan nyo ng eskwelahan at mga guro diyan.
"In 2010, however, the 73rd Infantry Batallion of the Philippine Army arrived in the Upper Suyan village, specifically in Dlumay sub-village, and started interrogating the teachers of the Blaan Literacy School and Learning Center and leaders of the community. This forced the BLSLC teachers to leave Dlumay."
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